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Postgraduate Study

World-class postgraduate programmes in the humanities

The School of Advanced Study is the UK’s national centre for the support and promotion of research in the humanities. Located at the heart of the University of London in Bloomsbury, our campuses are among some of the finest libraries, galleries, museums and archives in the world.  

The School is comprised of eight internationally renowned specialist institutes and three centres of excellence for the Humanities, providing an unrivalled scholarly community in which to pursue postgraduate study and research. 

We offer postgraduate programmes (MA, MRes, LLM, MPhil, and PhD) in a wide range of humanities subjects. In addition to these campus-based programmes, we offer several distance learning PhDs and master’s degree programmes. Find out why the School of Advanced Study might be the right fit for you.

Postgraduate Courses

We offer taught postgraduate programmes (MA, MRes, LLM, PGCert and PGDip) in a wide range of humanities subjects.

MA, PGCert and PGDip

MA Human Rights

Designed and run by activist scholars based at the Human Rights Consortium, this practice-based online Master's will develop you as a human rights practitioner.
MA

MA in History, Place and Community

Explore the fundamental building blocks of human society and identity: communities, places and groups, with this master's in History, Place and Community.
MA

MA Urban History and Culture

This degree offers a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in two world cities, Paris and London, and learn how their respective development shaped our world.

Research Degrees

We offer PhDs (and MPhils) by research, by publication and by practice. In addition to campus-based programmes, we offer distance learning PhDs, with supervision available on campus or online.

PhD and MPhil

PhD at the Institute of Classical Studies

Undertake doctoral research on the ancient world, including languages, literature, history, art, archaeology or philosophy of the ancient Greek and Roman times.
PhD and MPhil

PhD at the Refugee Law Initiative

Contribute to our understanding of international refugee law and policy with a PhD from the UK's only academic hub dedicated to research in this crucial field.
PhD and MPhil

PhD at the Institute in Paris

Get world-class PhD supervision on Paris' history and culture, transnational and postcolonial literature, modern French and comparative literature, and more.
PhD and MPhil

PhD at the Warburg Institute

Explore your interests in cultural and intellectual history with a research degree at the renowned Warburg Institute. Study online or on campus in Bloomsbury.
PhD and MPhil

PhD Digital Humanities

Earn a prestigious PhD as part of an interdisciplinary research hub dedicated to the use of digital techniques in humanities scholarship in the UK and beyond.
PhD and MPhil

PhD Digital Humanities by Practice

Pursue an interdisciplinary research degree which allows you to be assessed on the creative output of your research, in addition to a shorter written thesis.

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